Rosemary Langford-Bellaby – Director of Training

Rosemary's role as Director of Training means that she has oversight and responsibility for the clinical and academic training at SPTI. As part of this, Rosemary tutors on all of the Training programmes at the Institute so making it possible to meet with all of the students. Prior to this Rosemary was the Programme Leader for the MA in Integrative Psychotherapy programme. She has extensive training and experience as a counsellor, psychotherapist, supervisor and trainer.

From a Psychotherapy perspective, Rosemary is trained in both Gestalt Psychotherapy and Integrative Psychotherapy, and has completed additional elements of training in Transactional Analysis, Behavioural Therapy and Client-Centred Counselling. She was previously course leader of the Person-Centred Counselling programme at The Sherwood Institute.

In all of the different trainings Rosemary related to her interest in the interface between spirituality and psychology. She has been a tutor on the Counselling Programme at St. John’s Theological college in Nottingham and completed a second MA in Theology and Pastoral Care. In addition to psychotherapy training, Rosemary has trained as a supervisor and trainer and currently runs the Supervision training at SPTI. Prior to her advanced counselling/psychotherapy training, Rosemary was a qualified Psychiatric Nurse and has more than twenty years experience working in the NHS, including a specialist role as a Nurse Therapist. She is accredited with the UKCP and runs a private practice working with individuals, couples and groups.

Andy Fookes - Institute Manager

Andy is the Institute Manager of The Sherwood Institute. He has trained extensively in Gestalt Psychotherapy, Humanistic Person-centred counselling, Integrative work and supervision, both with the Gestalt Institute of Los Angeles and at The Sherwood Institute itself from its earliest days.

As Institute Manager, Andy oversees general management and day-to-day running of The Sherwood Institute. His continued interest is in providing high-quality training in psychotherapy and counselling such that the profession, and The Sherwood Institute in particular, may contribute effectively and more widely to serving the needs of individuals and society in the 21st century. One such need is that of supporting appropriate work/life combinations and Andy feels strongly that his busy work schedule should also support the value he places on his relationship with his wife and young sons.

Elaine Marren - Office Manager

Guardian at the gate, first port of call, and soothing presence... for students anxious about assignments, tutors demanding last minute paperwork... Elaine has been involved with The Sherwood Institute since its early days and one of her great attributes is her ability to remain patient and smiling amidst crisis. Her official role is Office manager, providing administrative support to staff and students, liaising with University office staff, and answering initial enquiries about our courses and other matters from members of the public.

Elaine also gives her energy and commitment to the city of Nottingham more widely as one of the principal organisers of the first St. Patrick’s Day parade in Nottingham, an event which has continued for ten years.

Maggie Senior - Programme Leader: MSc Integrative Psychotherapy

Maggie is Programme Leader for the MSc in Integrative Psychotherapy at the Sherwood Institute. She is a UKCP registered psychotherapist, holding a Diploma in Gestalt Psychotherapy and an MSc in Integrative Psychotherapy. She has an interest in how differing models of psychotherapy might integrate and a particular expertise in the field of dissociation and trauma. She is trained in using Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) with clients who have experienced trauma.

Marian Crowley – Programme Leader: MSc Gestalt Psychotherapy; Head of Academic Liaison and Standards.

Marian is a qualified Psychiatric Nurse and trained initially as a Person Centred Therapist in 1989. Her work within the NHS has included nursing, practice development, teaching and clinical research. She has also worked with the International Medical Corp in Kosovo, Bosnia, Africa and USA, utilising her nursing and therapeutic skills.

Since 1997 Marian has been a senior lecturer in Mental Health at the University of Central England in Birmingham teaching counselling and psychotherapy. Marian continues her own academic studies undertaking her PhD at Warwick University, in which she’s researching the impact of training on trainee therapists with particular emphasis on dialogic process and vicarious trauma. Marian works in private practice as a psychotherapist and supervisor.

Michelle J. Cooke – Director of Business Continuity and Development, Programme Leader: MSc in Person-Centred Psychotherapy & Counselling.

Michelle is a UKCP registered psychotherapist with several counselling and psychotherapy related qualifications, including an MA in Person-Centred Psychotherapy. She has worked within a variety of therapeutic settings and maintains a private practice providing psychotherapy and supervision to individuals, couples, and groups.

As a trainer, she strives to ensure her delivery is grounded within the core training model in order to provide trainees with an experience consistent with the philosophical, theoretical, and practical application of their chosen approach. Her interests include the evolution of person-centred theory in light of ever-changing thinking within the therapeutic world and beyond. In addition, she is specifically interested in issues relating to the process of self-criticism, gender, and social change.

Catherine Austin – Programme Leader: BSc (Hons) in Counselling & Psychotherapy. Programme Leader: Foundation Access Course.

Catherine is a Registered UKCP psychotherapist with an MSc in Integrative Psychotherapy and an MA in Humanistic Counselling. She has a background in counselling training in Further Education and is now involved in the development of undergraduate training at The Sherwood Institute. She has worked for counselling agencies in Nottingham for a number of years and has a private psychotherapy practice, working with individuals, and also supervising qualified and trainee counsellors and psychotherapists. She lives in Nottingham with her husband.

Carol Gilboy – Programme Leader: MSc Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy

Carol is a UKCP registered and BABCP accredited psychotherapist with an MSc in Cognitive-Behavioural Psychotherapy. She has worked in the field of health care for 26 years and in the field of psychotherapy for over 17 years. She has worked in various settings including the National Health Service, higher education and independent practice. Throughout her career she has been involved in training and supervision of others.

Stephanie Pugsley - Tutor: MSc Gestalt Psychotherapy programme, MSc Integrative Psychotherapy programme.

Stephanie is a tutor on the above programmes at the Sherwood Institute and is a visiting tutor at The Gestalt Institute, Oslo, Norway, on the MSc in Gestalt Studies programme. She is a qualified Supervisor (dip. SPTI) and a registered UKCP psychotherapist holding both a professional Diploma and an MA in Gestalt Psychotherapy.

In addition to her work at the Sherwood Institute she runs a psychotherapy practice working with individuals, couples and groups, supervising qualified and trainee psychotherapists and counsellors in both Nottingham and Norway.

Peter Orlandi-Fantini - Co-ordinator: Mental Health Placement Programme

Peter is a UKCP accredited Gestalt psychotherapist with prior qualifications in counselling and a Master’s Degree in Education. He has been a clinical teacher in psychiatry and a lecturer in Psychiatric Studies within the NHS. Peter brings his considerable experience of teaching a wide range of professional groups to his work at the Sherwood Institute where he is responsible for teaching the Mental Health workshop and co-ordinating the Mental Health Placement Programme.

Until recently he ran the Masters in Gestalt psychotherapy programme at the Institute and was also a Tutor on the Diploma in Humanistic Psychotherapy programme. He has an interest in the synthesis of a variety of theoretical perspectives that may inform and support the practice of psychotherapy in the areas of mind, body and consciousness, with a particular interest in neurobiology. Peter approaches education from a holistic perspective and endeavours to realise the major tenets of humanistic psychology in his teaching practice. He runs a clinical practice working with individuals, couples and groups.